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Amazing Grace · 2006 — 第 16 / 18 章 · 2'21" · C1

Abolitionists Come at a Side Wind, Explained：side wind

On the surface it's a dry debate about searching ships that fly the American flag. But one member isn't fooled: "the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind." The real contest isn't the cargo—it's who can use a technical bill to move the larger fight forward.

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A member lays out a bill that would let the Royal Navy search and seize any ship flying the American flag, closing a loophole French traders use to dodge seizure. Mid-debate, another member warns the House that "the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind," admitting he only knows something is going on.

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side windsomething going onput an end toupdate your invective

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このシーンの表現

side wind

an indirect attack

A pro-slavery MP warns his side that the abolitionists are attacking from an odd angle.

The complaint came at us at a side wind, through a third party.

このシーンの他の表現

  • something going on

    something is happening

  • put an end to

    stop for good

  • update your invective

    refresh your insults

このシーンのメモ一覧

18 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ

表現 · B2raise the flag

fly a flag

Typically, a French ship will change its registration to raise the American flag and pick up a cargo of sugar in Havana.
表現 · B1pick up a cargo / a load

take on a load

Typically, a French ship will change its registration to raise the American flag and pick up a cargo of sugar in Havana.
文法 · B1to raise the American flag

purpose clause: The to-clause gives the purpose of changing registration.

Typically, a French ship will change its registration to raise the American flag and pick up a cargo of sugar in Havana.
表現 · B1set sail for somewhere

depart for

The cargo will then be unloaded onto a second ship carrying the American flag and set sail for France.
表現 · B2as things stand

at present

As things stand, neither the Royal Navy nor licensed privateers have power to seize such a ship.
表現 · B2have power to do something

be allowed to seize

As things stand, neither the Royal Navy nor licensed privateers have power to seize such a ship.
文法 · B2neither the Royal Navy nor licensed privateers

neither...nor: Neither A nor B negates both: navy and privateers alike lack the power here.

As things stand, neither the Royal Navy nor licensed privateers have power to seize such a ship.
表現 · B2put an end to something

stop for good

The bill's mover reads the formal motion to end what he calls a lamentable deceit.

My proposition is that all the ships flying the American flag be liable to search and seizure to put an end to this lamentable deceit on the part of the French and their Dutch and Spanish allies.
文法 · C1be liable to search and seizure

passive voice: Be liable to search and seizure means the ship may legally be searched and seized.

My proposition is that all the ships flying the American flag be liable to search and seizure to put an end to this lamentable deceit on the part of the French and their Dutch and Spanish allies.
発音coming at us

Run coming, at and us together without a pause.

Mr Speaker! I believe the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind.
表現 · A2what kind of something

which sort of

A side wind? What kind of side wind?
発音there's something

Weak there's, and something often loses its final g.

I'm not sure what kind of side wind. I just know there's something going on.
スラング · C1The Jacobites are in

the old enemy is back — A stale political slur that marks the speaker as out of touch.

- The Jacobites are in. - The Jacobites?
表現 · B2reflect changing times

match the times

Really, I do think you might update your invective to reflect changing times.
文法 · C1you might update

tentative modal: Might softens the order into polite advice that is really a rebuke.

Really, I do think you might update your invective to reflect changing times.
表現 · C1call for an adjournment

ask to pause the debate

Am I too late to call for an adjournment?
表現 · C1the honourable gentleman

a fellow MP

Now, will you let the honourable gentleman proceed?
表現 · A2get into somewhere

enter a room

- Jackson, get into the chamber. - Right, sir.
発音Move your arse

Stress Move and arse; let your slip by.

Camber, chamber! Move your arse!
スラング · B1arse

backside — Vulgar; only among close peers, never in formal settings.

Camber, chamber! Move your arse!
表現 · A2what's going on

what is happening

- What's going on? - Just do it!

「Abolitionists Come at a Side Wind」を読み解く

What's really going on

The dry phrasing hides a procedural ambush. By tying seizure powers to the American flag, the bill would make it much harder for traders to hide behind neutral colors—and the men who profit from the trade know it. "I believe the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind," one member blurts, and the panic is telling: he can't name the trick, only feel it. When pressed for what kind of side wind, he answers, "I just know there's something going on." That vagueness is the point of the scene. The House is being asked to vote on shipping regulations while a bigger fight rides along underneath, and the member who has noticed can only sound an alarm he can't quite explain.

Theme

PowerA procedural bill becomes a proxy battle, and the side with the votes can quietly reshape the rules.
DeceptionNeutral flags and a vague warning expose how much of politics runs on misdirection.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A side wind names a threat nobody can point to.
  • The House feels the trap before it can prove it.
  • Procedure is the weapon when argument runs thin.

発音のポイント

  • coming at us — Run coming, at and us together without a pause.
  • there's something — Weak there's, and something often loses its final g.
  • Move your arse — Stress Move and arse; let your slip by.
Mr Speaker! I believe the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind.

He warns the House that the abolitionists are attacking indirectly, from an unexpected angle rather than head-on.

I'm not sure what kind of side wind. I just know there's something going on.

He senses a maneuver but can't name it—he only knows the mood and the numbers have shifted.

Really, I do think you might update your invective to reflect changing times.

A dry put-down: the insult being used is out of date, and so, by implication, is the speaker's whole position.

As things stand, neither the Royal Navy nor licensed privateers have power to seize such a ship.

Under current law there's no legal cover to stop the ship, which is exactly the gap the bill is meant to close.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the member call the abolitionists' move a "side wind"?

Because they aren't arguing about slavery directly. They are using a shipping bill to get at the trade from the side, and he wants the House to notice the real target.

What does the bill about searching American-flag ships actually do?

It would let the Royal Navy search and seize any vessel flying the American flag, closing the loophole French traders use to move cargo without being stopped.

Is the member who raises the alarm right to be worried?

Yes—he has read the room even if he can't explain the tactic. The bill is a proxy move, and once passed it would be hard to undo.

What does "update your invective" mean?

It's a polite way of saying "your insults are out of date." Invective means abusive, attacking language, and the joke is that his whole rhetoric belongs to an older fight.

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